Addressing congestion on single allocation hub-and-spoke networks

When considering hub-and-spoke networks with single allocation, the absence of alternative routes makes this kind of systems specially vulnerable to congestion effects. In order to improve the design of such networks, congestion costs must be addressed. This article deploys two different techniques for addressing congestion on single allocation hub-and-spoke networks: the Generalized Benders Decomposition and the Outer Approximation method. Both methods are able to solve large scale instances. Computational experiments show how the adoption of advanced solution strategies, such as Pareto-optimal cut generation on the Master Problem branch-and-bound tree, may be decisive. They also demonstrate that the solution effort is not only associated with the size of the instances, but also with their combination of the installation and congestion costs.

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Main Authors: Camargo,Ricardo Saraiva de, Miranda Jr,Gilberto de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional 2012
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-74382012000300001
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